Benchmarks' Upcoming Webinars
New: Benchmarks' Membership Discussion: Cardinal County Transition Concerns
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Time: 9:00 am thru 10:00 am
This meeting will be focused on member concerns, issues and hiccups they are facing in the midst of the transition of Cardinal's counties to Vaya, Sandhills and Alliance. We look forward to hearing from you and your team as we work with the DHHS to help quickly identify problems and find quick solutions. We hope you will join us!
Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar with Debra Farrington & Karen McLeod
Date: Friday, April 22, 2022
Time: 8:30 am thru 9:30 am
New: Benchmarks' Child Welfare Webinar with Lisa Cauley & Karen McLeod
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Time: 8:00 am thru 9:00 am
New: Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar with Dave Richard & Karen McLeod
Date: Friday, May 20, 2022
Time: 8:30 am thru 9:30 am
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Benchmarks' Child Welfare Webinar
Lisa Cauley, DSS Team & Karen McLeod
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Joint Legislative Oversight Committee (JLOC) Meetings: Documents and Handouts
JLOC Access to Healthcare and Medicaid Expansion
April 11, 2022
JLOC Health and Human Services
April 12, 2022
(Our very own Keith Henry with Baptist shared a simply lovely presentation with the committee.)
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JLOC Medicaid and NC Health Choice
April 12, 2022
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Joint Communication Bulletin #J410:
State-Funded Community Living and Support and Day Supports Services
Supporting Medical Mental Health & Intellectual, Developmental Disability Needs for Children & Youth in Foster Care
The North Carolina Division of Social Services (NCDSS) Permanency Planning Section is pleased to announce the upcoming webinar, “Supporting Medical, Mental Health, and Intellectual/Developmental Disability Needs for Children and Youth in Foster Care.” This webinar will cover various topics to support agency efforts in meeting the well-being needs of North Carolina’s children and youth in foster care.
Representatives from the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (DMH/DD/SAS) and Division of Medicaid will provide information on how to support and access services for our children and youth with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.
Also presenting at the webinar will be Christy Street, Program Director for Fostering Health NC, which is a project of NC Pediatric Society. Ms. Street will discuss how these agencies are working to improve the health & well-being of our exceptional children & youth in foster care. She will also discuss Community Care of NC (CCNC) and its role in supporting optimal medical and mental health care for our children and youth in foster care.
Lastly, we will review Permanency Planning policy regarding the requirement to access care management services from CCNC for foster care youth who are prescribed psychotropic medications as part of their well-being needs.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Stakeholder Engagement Behavioral Health Clinical Coverage Policy Update
NC DHHS invites you to join the upcoming stakeholder engagement webinar to learn about the draft clinical coverage policy for ASAM level 3.5 Clinically Managed Moderate Intensity Residential Treatment- Adolescents This webinar is open to all stakeholders.
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022
Time: 1:30 pm thru 2:30 pm
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SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #243: Revised Outpatient Billing Guidance for Vaccine and Monoclonal Antibody Administration
Providers are encouraged to resubmit their claims and replace Revenue Code 0261 with Revenue Code 0771. More information
Update to SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #237: Extension of NC State of Emergency Temporary Flexibilities
This bulletin has been updated to include behavioral health flexibilities. Details
New Medicaid Bulletins Available
The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has recently published new Medicaid Bulletin articles:
- NC Medicaid Managed Care Provider Update – April 6
- Medicaid for Pregnant Beneficiaries Coverage Limitations End March 31, 2022
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Medicaid Enrollment of Healthy Opportunities Human Service Organizations
- Home Health Services Electronic Visit Verification Implementation
- Tebentafusp-tebn Injection, for Intravenous Use (Kimmtrak®) HCPCS Code J9999: Billing Guidelines
- Sirolimus Protein-Bound Particles for Injectable Suspension (Albumin-Bound), for Intravenous Use (Fyarro™) HCPCS Code J9999: Billing Guidelines
- Plasminogen, Human-tvmh Lyophilized Powder for Reconstitution, for Intravenous Use (Ryplazim®) HCPCS Code J3590: Billing Guidelines
- Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection for Intramuscular or Subcutaneous use (Zimhi™) HCPCS code J3490: Billing Guidelines
- Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant) Injectable Suspension, for Intramuscular Use (PreHevbrio™) HCPCS Code 90759: Billing Guidelines
- Cabotegravir Extended-Release Injectable Suspension, for Intramuscular Use (Apretude) HCPCS Code J3490: Billing Guidelines
Providers are encouraged to review this information. All bulletin articles, including those related to COVID-19, are available on DHB's Medicaid Bulletin webpage.
Reminder - NCTracks Unable to Accept Secure or Encrypted Emails
As a reminder, the NCTracks Contact Center is unable to receive emails sent encrypted via secure email (such as Zixmail) to the email address [email protected]. Providers must send emails unencrypted when emailing NCTracks in order for the emails to be received and addressed. If the provider needs to share confidential information, they should provide their contact information for the representative to reach out to them. When responding, the representative may go over the confidential information with the provider if necessary.
Update to Enrollment Requirements for Primary Care and Public Health Taxonomies
In accordance with NC Medicaid clinical policy, an update was made to enrollment criteria for taxonomies 261QP0905X (Public Health; State or Local) and 261QP2300X (Primary Care) which are available to in-state Medicaid and NC Health Choice providers.
Providers enrolling with these taxonomies are now required to submit documentation of Local Health Department Accreditation or Conditional Accreditation to enroll. Providers currently enrolled with one or both taxonomies will be required to submit the required accreditation with the next full manage change request (MCR) or at re-verification and are encouraged to submit an MCR now to update the record with the appropriate accreditation to avoid future issues with their enrollment.
These NC Medicaid clinical policy updates are reflected in the Provider Permission Matrix (PPM) located under Quick Links on the Provider Enrollment page.
Enhanced Screening of Owners and Managing Employees for Organization Enrollment
Effective April 24, 2022, NCTracks will implement enhanced safeguards for providers in relation to organization enrollment applications:
NCTracks will screen and verify organization owners, agents and managing employees listed on initial enrollment applications.
- All owners, agents and managing employees on initial enrollment applications with one or more in-state service location must match the owners disclosed in the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)
- All owners that are listed in PECOS must be listed on the initial enrollment application.
In addition, attestation statements (checkboxes for the provider to select, review and acknowledge on certain pages of the application) will be required for organizations on applications when selecting a business type or adding owners, agents and/or managing employees.
- Attestations will be required on enrollment, re-enrollment, manage change request (MCR) and re-verification applications.
- Providers will attest to certain items in relation to the stage in the application:
- Organization Basic Information page/Ownership Information: The business type entered on this application matches what was reported to the provider’s state business registration entity.
- Ownership Information page: Owners with 5% or more ownership in the enrolling provider entered on this application match what was reported to the provider’s state business registration entity, licensure board and Medicare.
- Agents and Managing Employees page: Managing agents and employees entered on this application match what was reported to the provider’s state business registration entity, licensure board and Medicare.
- NC Medicaid will compare the owners and managing employees entered on this application with the owners and managing employees listed on the provider’s Medicare enrollment record when applicable.
These enhanced verification processes will help protect the validity of Medicaid and NC Health Choice provider networks as well as further safeguard from potential fraud.
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Forsyth County appeals for opt-out on plan to centralize mental health services for kids in the child welfare system
Forsyth County is mounting a forceful effort to opt out of a plan to have a single organization statewide in charge of overseeing mental health services in the child welfare system.
Coming just months after the county aligned with Partners Health Management to manage the delivery of those services, the new state plan risks jeopardizing improvements that county leaders say they’ve already seen bearing fruit, Assistant Forsyth County Manager Shontell Robinson told Forsyth County commissioners Thursday afternoon.
“We want to continue the positive trajectory that we’re having with Partners,” Robinson said. “We’re making significant progress that we have not made with our previous (provider) Cardinal ... (and) I do not believe this is in the best interest of our youth that we are responsible for.”
It wasn’t on the agenda for Thursday’s session of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, but the board quickly took action anyway to approve sending a letter to state Health Secretary Kody Kinsley asking for the opt-out.
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Gain new guidance and tools for
communicating about childhood adversity.
Grounded in recent research from the FrameWorks Institute, the tools are designed for communicating with media, funders, policymakers, and the general public.
Toolkit Contents
- Top line recommendations
- Talking points
- Social media posts
- Infographics and posters
- Long- and short-form videos
- Examples of well-framed articles
- The latest research into family support resources
- Media tips and templates
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) are co-sponsoring the “Speaking Up About Mental Health! This Is My Story” national essay challenge.
The contest aims to start conversations about mental health and encourage young people to seek help for mental health issues. U.S. high school students ages 16-18 are invited to submit a short essay.
Topics may include resilience, ending stigma, improving communication among peers and adults, and more. Submissions will be accepted through April 30, 2022, and winners will be announced in September 2022.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Save the Date: NC Department of Health and Human Services Ethics Seminar
Time: 1:00 pm thru 4:00 pm
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New: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Benchmarks' Membership Discussion: Cardinal County Transition Concerns
Time: 9:00 am thru 10:00 am
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New: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Motivational Interviewing - Communication Traps Workshop
Time: 12:00 pm thru 1:00 pm
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New: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
PCS Stakeholder Meeting
Time: 3:30 pm thru 4:30 pm
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New: Thursday, April 21, 2022
Back Porch Chat: Medicaid Managed Care Hot Topics
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Friday, April 22, 2022
Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar with Debra Farrington & Karen McLeod
Time: 8:30 am thru 9:30 am
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New: Friday, April 22, 2022
Medicaid Managed Care Webinar Series: Dental Provider Educational Sessions
Time: 9:00 am thru 11:00 am
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New: Friday, April 22, 2022
Motivational Interviewing - Communication Traps Workshop
Time: 10:00 am thru 11:30 am
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New: Friday, April 22, 2022
Reducing Stigma in Our Communities
Time: 2:30 pm thru 4:00 pm
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Webinar Series: Learn to Write Policy Information That Is Easy to Understand
New: Monday, April 25, 2022
Session 1: Overview of Accessible Formats
Time: 4:00 pm thru 5:00 pm
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New: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Supporting Medical Mental Health & Intellectual, Developmental Disability Needs for Children & Youth in Foster Care
Time: 9:30 am thru 12:00 pm
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Person-Centered Community Supports for People
with Complex Behavioral Challenges: Using ABA
Time: 1:00 pm thru 2:15 pm
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New: Thursday, April 28, 2022
Improving Home Health Services for Medicare Beneficiaries
Time: 11:00 am thru 12:00 pm
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New: Thursday, April 28, 2022
TBI Long-Term Residential Rehabilitation Definition (TBI) State-Funded Service Update
Time: 3:30 pm thru 4:30 pm
Event number (access code): 2439 257 0919
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New: Thursday, April 28, 2022
Medicaid Managed Care Webinar Series: Quality & Population Health
Time: 5:30 pm thru 6:30 pm
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Continued: Friday, April 29, 2022
"Building a National Movement” Workshop Series
Child Trends is co-sponsoring a workshop series—presented by the Campaign for Trauma-informed Policy and Practice, the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, and PACEs Connection—on preventing trauma and fostering resilience. Half-day workshops will be offered every other Friday from late January to mid-April, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET.
- April 29: "Building the Movement through Policy and Advocacy"
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New: Monday, May 2, 2022
Combating the Opioid Crisis With Smarter Federal Spending
Time: 1:00 pm thru 2:00 pm
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New: Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Mental Health Solutions: Improving Care
Time: 1:00 pm thru 2:00 pm
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Webinar Series: Learn to Write Policy Information That Is Easy to Understand
New: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Session 2: Plain Language
Time: 4:00 pm thru 5:00 pm
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New: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Benchmarks' Child Welfare Webinar with Lisa Cauley & Karen McLeod
Time: 8:00 am thru 9:00 am
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New: Thursday, May 19, 2022
DSS: Third Provider Quarterly Meeting
Time: 1:00 pm thru 2:00 pm
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New: Friday, May 20, 2022
Benchmarks' Friday Membership Webinar with Dave Richard & Karen McLeod
Time: 8:30 am thru 9:30 am
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Webinar Series: Learn to Write Policy Information That Is Easy to Understand
New: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Session 3: Easy Read Text
Time: 4:00 pm thru 5:00 pm
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Tailored Care Management Educational Offerings
Ongoing Webinar Sessions and Trainings: Some are free, some require a fee, and some are for CMA organizations that have passed the desk review only.
NC AHEC has partnered with the NC Department of Health and Human Services and Division of Health Benefits to equip Tailored Care Management (TCM) candidates with the tools and knowledge to effectively provide care management services to North Carolina’s Tailored Plan beneficiaries through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. Find a list of monthly offerings below and join us for one or for all!
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